Kamala Harris
as Vice President
Spearheaded White House efforts on union organizing and union rights.
Advocated for the Davis Bacon update to raise prevailing wages.
Helped save union pensions.
Championed infrastructure investment.
Made union apprenticeship the gold standard for federal investments.
Led on affordable housing and affordable childcare initiatives.
Cast a tie-breaking Senate vote on the the Inflation Reduction Act, which incentivized the creation of union jobs building renewable energy.
Vision for the Future
Kamala's top economic priority as President will be lowering costs, and building up the middle-class.
She will continue to implement the historic infrastructure investments in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the CHIPS and Science Act, and the Inflation Reduction Act.
Kamala will fully implement high labor standards and incentives for good jobs, including the project labor agreement mandate, in federal infrastructure investment.
She is calling for the construction of 3 million new housing units to end the housing supply shortage.
She will cut taxes for middle-class families, including providing up to $6,000 per child in tax credits.
Donald Trump
as President
Hired union busters to lead the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, and OSHA.
Proposed rolling back standards for overtime, wages, and safety.
Proposed expansion of "IRAPs," company-run apprenticeships, which undermine union registered apprenticeship programs.
Failed to help union pensions.
Failed to work with Congress to pass infrastructure investment.
Threatened to remove healthcare coverage for millions through the Affordable Care Act.
Proposed cuts to federal affordable housing.
Plans for a 2nd term
Trump's economic plan calls for an increase in tariffs which is estimated to cost middle-class families $1,700 per year, cost the US economy 675,000 jobs, worsen inflation and shrink gross domestic product by 0.6 percentage points.
He promises to give billionaires a tax handout of $3.5 million apiece each year and give big corporations a $1.5 trillion windfall.
Trump has pledged to undo some of Biden-Harris' jobs-creating infrastructure investments and labor standards.
He would reinstate his anti-union policies and appoint union busters to key positions.